The wedding customs of Finland

In the early summer season of Finland, you may see the following incredible sight: A group of young boys or girls were walking with a person who was dragged by a rope in a public place. This person who was dragged by the rope was wearing a mask and the scruffy dress, you may not believe that this person is going to be the bride or the groom in the near future. In Finland, the early summer is the best season for wedding, these young people are actually sending off  their friends who were going to get married, ending their single life and starting a new life.

This custom was only understanded by a few people in some downtown of Finland at first, but it suddenly began to be popular in everywhere in the 1980s. Finnish began to abandon many traditional rituals and customs since the 1970s in the last century, this practice continued for some time, Finnish began to pursue traditional customs practices again which could bring fun to people. Therefore, people will join some traditional factors in the wedding and some other family activities after the 1980s.At this time, wedding dresses styles are limited, not like now, brides can choose the ideal one, elegant, vitange, simple, and more, all kinds of 2013 wedding dresses are offered to them. So they are lucky.

Finnish have to obtain their parents’ recognition no matter their engagement or wedding in the early stage. The bride’s parents and the groom’s parents will shake hands with each other to confirm the two formal wedding concluded by marriage. The formation of Finnish 's wedding customs will not only be affected by the folk tradition, but also influenced by some religious rules of the church.

Staring from the BC, people have formed a kind of custom to exchange the betrothal. In the AD 1686, Engagement ruled by the ecclesiastical law is also equivalent to a marriage agreement which will have the legal effect. In fact, a lot of young people in the country began their real marriage life after engagement. In the 16th century, the engagement ring began to became popular in some nobles, on the contrary, in the poor countryside, only shaking hands mean engagement.

Marriage law was revised in 1988, the legal effect of engagement was cancelled in the new marriage law, but the engagement tradition has not disappeared from now on.

From the 18th century to 1917, only a church wedding has the force of law. Nowadays, about 86% Finnish believe in the Lutheran church, they are generally holding their wedding in the church or chapel, and sometimes they also will choose hold their wedding in their home or the wedding banquet.

We will find the Finnish special wedding customs after comparing Modern wedding and the traditional wedding which was held in Finnish country, we will at a can be. In Finland country, young people will be largely influenced and restricted by their parents while choosing the appropriate person. Therefore, they won’t have the enough freedom to choose their lover.